1. Foreign Language Specialty Program Principal: Rita Goss Assistant Principal: Victor Garcia Assistant Principal: Maria Burgos-Singleton

2. The Foreign Language Specialty Program Communication and Understanding

3. THE SUCCESSFUL FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPECIALTY PROGRAM STUDENT IS … Interested in learning a foreign language. Willing to study and practice each evening. Curious about people from other countries. Strong in Language Arts.

4. HOW FOREIGN LANGUAGE FITS INTO THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE Specialty Program Social Studies Science Math Language Arts Foreign Language Physical Education Music Regular Schedule Social Studies Science Math Language Arts Physical Education Music Exploratory Arts

5. How it works… 6 th Grade: Spanish 1A or French 1A (First half of the textbook) 7 th Grade: Spanish 1B or French 1B (Second half of the textbook) 8 th Grade: Spanish 2 or French 2

6. CHOOSING A LANGUAGE SPANISH OR FRENCH

7. SPANISH Widely spoken in North, Central, and South America (over 400,000,000 people). Increases employability in many fields. Gain a better understanding of the people from the various Hispanic cultures. The fourth most frequently spoken language. Travel

8. FRENCH Business If you choose a career in business, you will probably do business with one or more French-speaking countries. French companies employ approximately 500,000 Americans. Global Communication Second most frequently used language of the internet. Second most frequently taught foreign language worldwide after English. An official working language of the United Nations, the Olympics, and many international organizations. Travel Over 75 million people visit France annually.

9. THE REWARDS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPECIALTY PROGRAM AT PARKSIDE 2 Carnegie units of high school credit at the completion of the 8 th grade year. Higher SAT scores. Improved English skills. A jump start on earning an advanced diploma.

10. COMPLETE AN APPLICATION OBTAIN ANY REQUIRED RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE THE TRANSFER REQUEST, IF APPLICABLE TURN IT IN TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COORDINATOR HONOR THE FEBRUARY 13 TH DEADLINE!!!!! I WANT TO SIGN UP!!!!

11. ¡Buenas Noches! Bonsoir!